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PATENTED MAY 5, 1903.

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GEORGES OHLEYER, OFPATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

CREEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,190, dated May 5, 1903. Application filed September 18, 1902. Serial No. 123,576. (No model.)

To all whom, l? nto/,y concern;

Be it known that I, GEORGES OHLEYER, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing at Paterson, in the county'of Passaic and State of New Jersey, havev invented certain new and useful Improvements in Creels, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to creeis which are used in warping'apparatus; and the objects of my invention are Ato increase the capacity of the creel without materallyincreasing its size, thus economizing in both labor and floor; space, to increase the efficiency of the frame, and to produce better work.

To increase the capacity of a creel, swinging frames, one inside the other, have beenused to support. two or more set of bobbins one above the other, each bracket supporting a set of bobbins swinging independently of the others so as .to be removed out of the way of the operator when necessary.

My invention consists in a peculiarly-constructed swinging Creel-frame adapted to accommodate twoor more sets or series of bobbins, a support forsaid frame and means for locking and releasing any individualbobbindesired without in any way interfering with the location or operation of any of the other bobbins, the construction, arrangement, andr operation of which will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings,inwhich like numerals of reference indicate similar parts, Figure 1I is a front elevation of my improved creel, showing one position of the bobbin-suVp-v` porting frame. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3fi's a sectional side elevation showing in detail my bobbin-supports and the adjustable locking and releasingr device. Fig. 4 is another view ot' the locking device. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail View ou the line a a in Fig. el, and Fig. 6 illustrates the sleeve which is secured in the bobbin-supporting frame and supports the bobbin-spindles.

The'main body of the creel 1 is provided with a lower table 1 and an upper table 1b, to which the upper and lower supportingarms 25 and 2G of the bobbin-carrying frames 11 are pivotally secured. The main body 1 is also provided with the parts 2, to which the flaije provide'dwith recesses 4 to receive the ends of the glass bars 5, 6, and 7. The reed 3 has compartments 3a, 3b, and 3c to correspond to the vertical compartments 12, 13,

vand 14 of the bobbin-carrying frames 11. The isilk threads pass from the bobbins l5, as follows: the threads S from the bobbius in comlpartmeut 14 of thenframe 1l to and over the rod 5 and through the compartment 3c in the reed 3, the threads S from thebobbin in compartment 13 to and over rod 6 and through compartment 3b in the reed,and the threads IS2 from the bobbins in compartment 12 to and over rod 7 and through compartment 3a in the reed. As shown in the drawings, the bobbincarrying frame 1l is hung at such an angle that the outer side is higher than the inner side, and thus enables the threads from all the bobbins in each compartment to pass each other to their proper rods and through their proper spaces or compartments in the reed without interfering. (See Fig. 2.) In

Vaddition to the fact that the frames 11' are hung at the angle just mentioned itis desired to call particular attent/tonto the Yfurther fact that said frames are also hung in a slanting or oblique manner as to their faces, as is shown in Fig. 1. This latter arrangement of-hang ing permits a great number of bobbinsto be mounted in a single frame, so as to be'free of access .to the operator, who can readily reach any one of the bobbius with hisvor her4 hand. Sleeveslc, havingfadividing-wall 19a, separatingrecesses 19, adapted t'ore'ceive ther endsfof the bobbin-spindles16,are secured in oblique and down wardly-extending slots 17in theframe 1l. Locking-plates 20,havingahan die 21 and slots 22, through which securing screws 23 are passed, and which -permit of a longitudinal movement of the plate, and having cut-out portions 24,' whichwrn'ayin the movement of the plate register with the oblique slots 17 in the frame 11, serve to lock the spindles 'in vsaid frame or uncover the ilots 17 when the operator desires to remove a bobbin from the frame.

The upper arm 25 has an angle-shaped end 25", which is pivotally secured to the part 1IJ by the screw 25, and the lower arm 26 has ICO not such an angle-shaped end, but is provided with an eye or opening 27, through which screws 27 pass, securing it to the part l, The oblique or slanting position given to the faces of the bobbin-frames by lthis construction of the arms 25 and 26 may be accomplished by any other suitable means, and I do not wish to limit myself to the construction shown.

The series of bobbin-frames ll are pivotally connected at their upper ends by the links 28 and at the bottom by the links 29. The links may be secured by screws 29 or other suitable means.

I provide a means to move my series of bobbin-frames in unison when ythe condition of the Work requires it, which consists in devices shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in which 30 is a block with a threaded opening and a pin 31, pivotally secured to the bar 29. Through the threaded opening in the block 30 the screw-threaded bar 32 is operated by means of a lever and handle 33, which may be supported in the fixed bracket l0 or in the part 10 of the frame-support l or in any other suitable manner, in order to cause the united' bobbin-frames to swing to the right orto the lef,ta,s required. In thus swinging the bobbin-frames the dual position thereof (I refer to the slanting surfaces, and the outer edges of the frames being higher than the inner edges) is maintained, so that at no time do the threads of the several bobbins in the same or neighboring compartments interfere with one another, and at all times the operator may readily reach with his or hei-hand any bobbin needing attention.

It is evident that changes may be made without departing fromvthe principle of my invention.

What I claim new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a creel, a parallelogrammatic frame, having dividing-strips separating the same into a plurality of longitudiually-extending compartments and provided with a series of obliquely and downwardly extending slots, andsleeves, divided into two cylindrical coinpartxnents, secured in the bottom of said slots and provided with openings registering with said slots,in combination with spindles loosely fittingin said sleeves, and locking-plates,hav ing cut-out portions registering with said oblique slots, adapted to slide down and over said slots to lock the spindles therein, substantially as set forth.

2. vIn a creel, the combination of the main body of the machine with a parallelogrammatic bobbin-supporting frame, longitudi- Daily-extending compartments therein, spindles adapted to hold bobbins loosely mounted in suitable bearings in said bobbin-frame, longitudinally-sliding plates adapted to lock the spindles in said frame and permit them to be removed therefrom, and swinging brackets pivotally securing said bobbin-support ing frame to the main body of the machine, so that the top of the bobbin-supporting frame will incline laterally and backwardly, to permit the examination of, and access to, the bobbins thereon, substantially as set forth.

3. In a creel, the combination with the main body of the machine, of a series of swinging parallelogrammatic bobbin -supporting frames, longitudinally-extending compartments therein, spindles loosely mounted in suitable bearings in said frame, sliding plates to locker release said spindles, as desired, brackets pivotally securing said bobbin-supporting frames to the main body of the machine so that the tops thereof will incline backwardly and laterally, links pivotally c onnecting saidframes to permit them to swing in unison, and meansforswinging said frames in unison, substantially as set forth.

4. In a Creel, the main body of the machine, casters attached to the legs thereof, a reed mounted thereon, and a guide-'rod-carrying bracket adjustably secured thereto below the reed, in combination with'a series of swinging parallelogrammatic bobbin-supporting frames having longitudinally-extending compartments, spindles loosely mounted in suitable bearings in said frames, sliding plates to lock or release said spindles, as desired, brackets pivotally securing said bobbin-supporting frames to the main body of the machine so that the tops thereof will incline backwardly and laterally, links pivotally connecting said frames to permit them to swing in unison, and means forswingingsaid frames in unison, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGES OHLEYER.

Witnesses:

' GEORGE CLAIR,

JOHN F. KERR. 

